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Shetland Islands
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Shetland Islands. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

10,717Searchable applications

139Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,387 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,244 approved · 143 refused · 306 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Jan 2002 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Building Local plan Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation Areas

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesdevelopment.management@shetland.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries01595744293 Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas3 mapped area records

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.

More application records

Unknown2009/250/PCD
Proposal to erect a detached garage
New Dwellinghouse Hillswick ZE2 9RW
Received 24 Aug 2009
Unknown2006/239/PCD
To erect 1.5 storey timber-clad dwellinghouse
Adjacent To Hillcrest Easter Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EZ
Received 12 Jun 2006
Unknown2008/235/PCO
Erect 12 dwellinghouses (in outline) Houlland, Sandwick
Houlland Sandwick ZE2 9HW
Received 30 Jun 2008
Unknown2009/234/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Plot 8 Ewick View Brae
Received 4 Aug 2009
Unknown2008/226/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Scarpigarth Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HF
Received 23 Jun 2008
Unknown2005/225/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Adjacent To Rocklea Vidlin ZE2 9QB
Received 21 Jun 2005
Unknown2004/224/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (approval of reserved matters)
Phase 2 Plot 12 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 28 May 2004
Unknown2009/219/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Land To South Of Kirk Vassa Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 27 Jul 2009
Unknown2004/218/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Site 11 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 25 May 2004
Unknown2003/216/PCD
Erect garage
Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 23 May 2003
Unknown2004/267/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and garage
Lower Quoyness Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 29 Jun 2004
Unknown2007/229/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Hillswick ZE2 9RW
Received 29 May 2007
Unknown2007/228/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Heathery Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 29 May 2007
Unknown2005/201/PCD
Convert existing shed into two bedroomed dwellinghouse
Duke Street Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9LA
Received 3 Jun 2005
Unknown2008/195/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
east of Runnadale Ollaberry ZE2 9SA
Received 27 May 2008
Unknown2005/189/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
School House Tangwick Eshaness ZE2 9RS
Received 24 May 2005
Unknown2003/189/PCR
Erect a dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Plot 7 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 8 May 2003
Unknown2008/185/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Plot 5 Greenhoulls Brae ZE2 9QG
Received 20 May 2008
Unknown2005/185/PCD
Relocate septic tank and soakaway
Roadside Hillswick ZE2 9RW
Received 23 May 2005
Unknown2005/178/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Grunnafirth North Nesting ZE2 9PR
Received 16 May 2005
Unknown2003/168/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
Foulaview Scousburgh Dunrossness ZE2 9JE
Received 23 Apr 2003
Unknown2007/157/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Site Adjacent To Quarff Hall Wester Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EY
Received 20 Apr 2007
Unknown2006/155/PCD
Erect single storey dwellinghouse and septic tank with sea outfall
Heylor Northmavine ZE2 9RX
Received 24 Apr 2006
Unknown2004/150/PCD
Demolish existing shed and erect new dwellinghouse
Fairview Cunnister Yell ZE2 9DG
Received 9 Apr 2004

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Researching a proposal in Shetland Islands

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Shetland Islands, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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